Example sentences of "do [adv] mind [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he did not know that , I do not mind him admitting it , but it is extraordinary ignorance on his part . |
| 2 | ‘ Are you sure you do n't mind me leaving you tonight ? |
| 3 | You do n't mind me telling you that ? ’ |
| 4 | I hope you do n't mind me phoning you , but where 's the radiator key ? |
| 5 | ‘ I hope you do n't mind me intruding upon a family occasion , but Connor explained — ‘ |
| 6 | Ring them up and say ‘ I hope you do n't mind me messing you about like this but I 've been thinking over your kind offer , and I realize I could fit it in after all because of a sudden change of circumstances at home and my mother 's coming down to help me out — oh , and if there 's a spare ticket — ’ |
| 7 | I hope you do n't mind me disturbing you . |
| 8 | ‘ I happened to be passing — hope you do n't mind me barging in like this . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope you do n't mind me arriving without an appointment like this but I understood you had an Open Door policy . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't mind me going ? ’ |
| 11 | Well I know they do n't mind me spending tens of pounds but spending hundreds of pounds is usually a bit |
| 12 | ‘ But you do n't mind me talking about Fiona like this , do you ? |
| 13 | You sure you do n't mind me talking about your sister like this ? ’ |
| 14 | God knows we could do with something to — Look , you absolutely sure you do n't mind me talking about your sister this way ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You sure you do n't mind me talking about your sister ? ’ he said slowly , with what might have been some sort of smile on his face . |
| 16 | You do n't mind me doing this do you ? |
| 17 | Now I must ask you , I hope you do n't mind me recording this thing . |
| 18 | Only if you do n't mind me sayin' so , it 'll be best if you do n't treat her like a private in the Army . ’ |
| 19 | " I hope you do n't mind me coming up — I thought I 'd just come and see how you were , and perhaps sit and chat with you for a while " |
| 20 | ‘ I hope you do n't mind me coming in like this , Mark . |
| 21 | Hope you do n't mind me coming in ? ’ |
| 22 | I hope you do n't mind me coming , but he told me I should come on up . ’ |
| 23 | Okay but you do n't mind me coming back to ask you about those , those people ? |
| 24 | Many people feel afraid to say that they are angry and show it , and end up apologising for what they are going to say , for example , ‘ I hope you do n't mind me saying this but … ’ rather than ‘ I feel disappointed/ angry/taken for granted/cross . ’ |
| 25 | What puzzles me , I hope you do n't mind me saying this , but I … |
| 26 | ‘ It 's going down , the atmosphere of the school , as we have more staff of , if you do n't mind me saying it , lower calibre . |
| 27 | If you do n't mind me saying I think it 's a little bit late in the day . |
| 28 | You 're looking rather washed-out today , if you do n't mind me saying so . |
| 29 | ‘ You do n't mind me saying this , I mean talking about Fiona like this , do you ? ’ |
| 30 | You have made a mess on it , do n't mind me saying so but you have . |